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ALBERTA FIRE CREWS HEADED TO THE YUKON

-Alberta smoke-eaters are heading to the Yukon to help battle forest fires in that part of Canada. 17 active fires burning right now—-and the Alberta crew will be helping to give the crews already there a break. The fire risk in the Yukon right now is high to extreme.

-Down in northern California—twin wildfires are threatening about 10-thousand homes. Two firefighters and four civilians have died in one of the blazes so far. (photo credit–Whitehorse Star/Reuters)